Meet our Staff:

Dan and Karen Paulus:

Dan and Karen bought the orchard in the summer of 1999.  Dan grew up on a farm as a child and studied agri-business in college.  After college, and prior to the purchase of the farm, he worked for Perdue Farms.  Karen is at the farm a lot too.  You will find her in the stand or giving a school tour in the fall.  Karen studied chemistry in college and has taught part-time at Messiah College for several years.

Nancy Scheffey:

Nancy is Karen's mom.  Nancy has been working at the orchard for several years.  She works in August, September, and October.  She and her husband live in Delaware, so she drives a long way to come and help!  She stays with Dan and Karen while working at the farm.   We enjoy having her with us and it's really nice for our kids to see their Grandma so often.

Chris Post:

Chris is Karen's brother.  You will see him mostly in the corn maze - he enjoys being a corn cop - and on occasion helping in the stand as well.  Chris works full time at JFC Temps.  He's also my "tech guy," anytime I need computer help I turn to him.  He designed this web page.

Ashton Amey:

Ashton works in our "field area."  She sells tickets to the corn maze and works in the U-Pick section of our farm.  Ashton is studying nursing at Messiah College and was a student in one of Karen's classes. This is Ashton's second year with us.

Denton Amey:

Denton is a sophomore at Messiah College studying physical education and health and is one of our Corn Cops.  He knows every path of the maze and can help you find your way out!

Marisa Hunt:

Marisa is a cheerful and outgoing girl who attends Northern High School.  You will see her in the farm stand on weekends.  She is on the tennis team and participates in the school musicals.  This is Marisa's third year - she knows it all.  It will be really hard to lose her when she goes to college next year.

Taylor-Lynn Kunkle:

Taylor attends Northern High School.  She helps with the wholesale orders in the stand and this fall she will be in the small corn maze and helping with birthday parties.

Kelly McCluskey:

Kelly teaches school tours on weekdays.  Kelly is also a substitute teacher in our school district.  She has been a great addition to the farm.

Gary Meyers:

Gary is the awesome corn cop you see frequently!  But don't call him a corn cop - he prefers "Maze Marshal!"  He has been a great help to many and we are so happy to have him helping us on the weekends.  He tells us that we are saving him quite a bit of money - if he wasn't working for us on the weekends he'd be playing golf and spending all of his money!

Melissa Myers:

Melissa attends Northern High School and is one of our newest cashiers in the farm stand.  She has worked hard to learn all about the fruits and vegetables we grow and sell.

Carisa Morris:

Carisa is a good friend of Karen's and is working during the weekdays while her three boys are at school.  This fall she will be teaching some of our fall tours.  We are quite lucky to have such a happy and hard working person on our team.

Amy Williams:

Amy is a Messiah College student studying nursing.  Karen taught one of her classes and was lucky enough to recruit her!  She has worked in the stand and in the field, learning every aspect of the business.  Amy did a tremendous amount of work on the corn maze this year.  She hopes to someday be a nurse in Africa.  We wish her the best of luck!

Looking for a fun place to work?  Click on our Employment Application and give Karen a call at 432-2544.

We have a great e-mail newsletter that comes once a week from late July through December.  We will give you updates on fruit availability, let you know what's ready for u-pick, tell you about our corn maze, and provide a recipe for in-season produce.  Sign up today!